Assistant Vice President - Global Initiatives

Uniglobaltechnologies; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern University seeks an Assistant Vice President – Global Initiatives to lead and advise senior leaders across the Global University System, driving due diligence, integration planning for mergers, affiliations, and strategic partnerships, and ensuring alignment with university priorities.

You will manage high-priority projects, orchestrate cross-functional teams, and translate complex analysis into actionable strategies, drawing on 8–10 years of senior leadership experience, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree; advanced degree preferred.
• 8–10 years of experience, including 5–10 years working with executive-level leaders.
• Higher education experience preferred.
• Strong leadership and project management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Leading projects and multi-disciplinary teams across the unit to address issues and create process improvement.
• Driving rapid, value-added consensus in a complex, high-paced organization, and providing analysis for complex issues with significant business impact.
• Communicating operational risks, opportunities, and recommendations clearly and concisely to the SVP.
• Project Leadership & Orchestration: Developing and maintaining an inventory of critical path projects of interest to the SVP, and aligning senior leadership's actions and communications in support of agreed-upon goals.
• Leading institutional due diligence and integration planning for mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and strategic partnerships, assessing academic, operational, financial, regulatory, and organizational considerations.
• Coordinating cross-functional teams and external advisors to evaluate expansion opportunities, developing business cases and governance structures, and advancing Northeastern's inorganic growth strategy and Global University System.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

United States — International Student Market

1.2M inbound students (2025) +3%

1. India 363K

2. China 266K

3. South Korea 42K

4. Canada 30K

5. Vietnam 26K

9 international branch campuses in United States

This employer operates 3 active branch campuses in 3 countries (since 2008)

About the Opportunity JOB SUMMARY The Assistant Vice President – Global Initiatives will play a hands-on, leadership-level role, serving as an advisor to the Senior Vice President, and executor to create procedures and improve processes across the Global University System. The AVP will work with teams on high-priority university projects and integrating projects to assist with optimization, lead projects from initialization to execution, have high-level management skills along with top-level strategic insight and the ability to assist and lead in the implementation of organizational fiscal and operational initiatives. This role is the focal point of people, processes, and tools for the Global Network & Strategic Initiative division business and operations initiatives which will include strategic university wide initiatives. The AVP will also support Northeastern's growth strategy by leading institutional due diligence and integration planning for mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and other strategic partnerships, ensuring alignment with the university's strategic priorities, operating model, and culture as it expands its Global University System. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Self-reflective, self-starter capable of working within a varied and dynamic network of stakeholders; progressively responsible leadership in a high energy environment working with an innovation leadership agenda. Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy. Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions in a timely manner based on thoughtful analysis and critical judgement; results/action-orientation and project management skills. Organizational and political agility; developed negotiation skills. Tact, diplomacy and superb interpersonal skills required to establish close relationships with key influencers around campus. Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment; managerial strengths in achieving goals through empowering others. Inspirational leadership traits and dynamic motivational ability; demonstrated ability to filter and synthesize information. Knowledge and skills required for this position are typically acquired through a bachelor's degree (advanced degree preferred) plus at least 8-10 years of experience, including 5-10 years of experience working with executive-level leaders; higher education experience preferred. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES Leading projects and multi-disciplinary teams across the unit to address issues and create process improvement. Driving rapid, value-added consensus in a complex, high-paced organization, and providing analysis for complex issues with significant business impact. Communicating operational risks, opportunities, and recommendations clearly and concisely to the SVP. Project Leadership & Orchestration: Developing and maintaining an inventory of critical path projects of interest to the SVP, and aligning senior leadership's actions and communications in support of agreed-upon goals. Leading project management for key initiatives, scoping, planning, and executing multiple priority projects while keeping the SVP apprised of status, variations, and findings. Institutional Growth & Integration: Leading institutional due diligence and integration planning for mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, and strategic partnerships, assessing academic, operational, financial, regulatory, and organizational considerations. Coordinating cross-functional teams and external advisors to evaluate expansion opportunities, developing business cases and governance structures, and advancing Northeastern's inorganic growth strategy and Global University System. Position Type General Administration Additional Information Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees. This includes medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness & life, retirement- as well as commuting & transportation. Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Compensation Grade/Pay Type: 113S Expected Hiring Range: $113,865.00 - $165,105.00 With the pay range(s) shown above, the starting salary will depend on several factors, which may include your education, experience, location, knowledge and expertise, and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change. Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.